Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-03
AUSTIN.
The Expert Architects Spend the Day
in Plumbing the Capitol Demeo
Results OF Their Work.
atty Campaign Warming Up-Prohibi-
tIon Feature ofsthe CANVASS.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Dec. 2-Governor Ross
has IS yet received no complaints OF
charges in writing against the construc.
ton of the dome of the new capitol as
was invited by the resolution passed by
the capitol board. The Governor today
said he desired all such or any such COM
plants or charges, If any, 10 be fled at
the executive Office by Monday next al
10 6. N. To give msloontents no excuse,
he further said, If sny person had charges
to prefer and was not ready to file them
by Monday, as much time as possible
would be given in considerance with the
fact that the time of the expert architects
here is limited. To-day the architects
were busy all day examining the plans
and specifications of the dome. The
wen. up in that imposing structure
and examined it throughout. The
dome is $40 feet high or three times as
high IS the tallest pine tree in East
Texas. About the first thing done by the
architects this morning was to plumb the
dome throughout the whole height. They
found the dome three quarters of an inch
out of plumb.
The ComptrolleI's deposits to-day were
$3.50 to the account OF general revenue,
ana $4l5 subsidy account. The Treasury
disbursements aggregated about $4,000,
principally in the payment CT war
rants held by banks as gathered
during the month. The COMPTROLLER to-
day plsced an account for $9s3 against
Hardin Russell, ex-Tsx Collector OF
Blanco county, in the hands of the At
torney General for legal proceedings.
The following CASH balances for Novem-
Der were handed out Of the treasury to-
day: General revenue 1922 ,427; svaila-
bic school fund SCI, 747, permsnant
university fund, $4975; blind asylum
land sales, S5151; orphan asylum land
sales, $3.50; deaf and dumb asylum land
sales, 1862; permanent school fund,
1920, ITO; lunatic asylum land sales,
S6205; Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege land sales, $5984: available lunatic
asylum land sales, $l328; available deaf
and dumb asylum land sales, $1448;
available blind asylum land sales, 5000;
available orphan asylum land sales, $ll,
277; available university fund, $6657,
making total cash balance In the S ate
treasury, on November 80, Of 81 ,157, 5G6
The city campaign for Mayor begins TO
warm up, the election on December be-
ing close by. The two aspirants are
among the ploet prominent citizens of
Austin. Mr.. Joseph Male, who was NOM
mated by mass-meeting some time back,
is c leading business man, and first began
his career in austin as railroad man.
He has been especially Endorsed by the
business community 20 suitable man for
the place. His opponent is Dr.. Cummings,
q native Of Travis county, to the manner
born, who has served his time as an alder
man, aud now seeks to go higher. DR..
Cummings is popular among the gene
rality Of people, Snd will undoubtedly
make it hot for his competitor. The
popularity about the campaign is that
is 90 say Democrat and Re- !
not been mentioned. No. |
BODY has ever inquired as TO the po- |
Iitical status Of either Messrs. Male |
Or Cummings. But, unfortunately, st |,
= ward meeting Nat O. Henderson, |
; henchman for Cummings, got up, made
= big TRADE, and succeeded in drawing |
Mr.. Male into the meshes OF the prohibi- |
ton question, and the question is now |
feature of the CANVASS. DR.. Cummings |
voted against prohibition, which, as the
;ity last August went against prohibition
~ 700 majority, was considered a point
n his favor It was in the mean
Time charged that while Mr.. Male did
lot vote on prohibition, he being
ABSENT at the time in Virginia, his sympa-
'hies were all with the pros. This Mr..
Nalle has denied, and. further, in his
speech the other night he declared him
'elf sgainst the Sunday law and In favor
IF the LARGEST Dublic liberty for the citi. |
ems. This has immensely helped Male
With the Germsns. Among Nalle's sup
,orters is Colonel DeGress. Altogether
t is an interesting fight over the mayor
lty of the capital city of Texas.